In the 3 am quiet stillness, photographer Yang Dong stands poised along the rugged expanse of the Great Wall at Jinshanling, North China s Hebei Province. His camera, set and ready, waits patiently for the first shards of light to unveil a breathtaking spectacle of rolling clouds.
The opening ceremony of the 7th Pingyao International Film Festival kicked off on Thursday in Pingyao, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in North China’s Shanxi Province, true to form.